Combining elements of obedience and agility, rally-O is the fast-growing new dog sport that is sweeping the nation. Whether youre a serious or casual competitor, and no matter what your breed of dog, The Ultimate Guide to Rally-O will help you gain the skills and confidence you need to succeed!

Includes an explanation of Rally signs and practice courses complete with exhibitor sheets for all levels. Section One is geared to instructors. Section Two will help instructors and judges create their own course designs. An education in Rally course design, teaching and judging Rally Obedience.

Train your dog to love showing! Most people learn how train their show dog by trial and error emphasis on error. Much of the information about show dog training is learned by ringside observation or word-of-mouth from experienced exhibitor to novice.

Publisher's Note: This printing is no longer wire bound. Readers have had good luck using local copy and printing business and had the book wire bound inexpensively. This 2017 Update includes all new AKC Rally course designs for AKC Rally Novice through Master classes plus explanations of all the new signs and exercises. Exhibitors, instructors and judges will all find it invaluable for practice, teaching, designing courses or judging. AKC Rally signs are pictured and clearly explained. In addition, the author gives exhibitors some great tips and explains the scoring, rules and rule changes. You are invited to copy and use these courses in your practice sessions, training programs, or class judging. AKC RALLY - TEACHING, DESIGNING AND JUDGING AKC RALLY COURSES -AKC Rally signs explained. -AKC Rally signs updated for 2017. -New Rally course diagrams and designs to copy for your own use. -Learn how to design Rally courses. -AKC Rally rules and regulations for each level. Janice Dearth has judged thousands of handler/dog teams in AKC Rally venues over the past 15 years. She is an AKC Rally judge, all classes; ASCA Rally and Obedience Judge, all classes; AKC Novice Obedience Judge; AKC Non-Regular Obedience Class Judge, NADOI Certified Honorary Life Member, and Pikes Peak Obedience Club Life Member.

Nearly every client who contacts professional Brooklyn dog trainer Kate Naito (CPDT-KA) is desperately looking to stop his or her dog's undesirable behavior. In response, Kate developed BKLN Manners? as an empowering four-week group class for busy owners who want the fastest path to a polite dog. Now available in book format, this comprehensive system utilizes clever management techniques and positive training strategies to help owners transform their dogs from unruly to urbane. BKLN Manners offers no-nonsense, easy-to-implement solutions to: B: Barking; K: Knocking people over; L: Leash walking problems; N: Naughty when alone. This book addresses uniquely urban challenges like dodging chicken bones on the sidewalk, counterconditioning on crowded streets, neighbors? noise concerns, and more. Written in a problem-and-solution format with the needs of busy urban and suburban dwellers in mind, it can help your dog acquire polite BKLN Manners both indoors and out. Inside BKLN Manners Comprehensive training guide that addresses common behavior concerns of urban and suburban dog owners. Clever management techniques and positive training strategies that help owners transform their dogs from unruly to urbane. The author is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer at a Brooklyn dog training organization who developed BKLN Manners? as a four-week group class for busy owners who wanted the fastest path to a polite dog. BKLN Manners offers no-nonsense, easy-to-implement solutions to: B: Barking; K: Knocking people over; L: Leash walking problems; N: Naughty when alone. Includes a suggested weekly plan for practicing BKLN behaviors and a chart to track training progress.

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